BIMcollab Zoom | 21-12-2023
build number 7.2.17 Windows
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where the Comments section of the Issues panel did not update after Update Smart issues
BIMcollab Nexus | 29-11-2023
New features
Introduction of the BIMcollab Model WebViewer. Share and explore BIM models of any size with unparalleled performance (will become available gradually over the next couple of weeks)
Switch to BIMcollab Twin, BIMcollab's digital twin management platform
Improvements
Introduction of BIMcollab's new visual identity
Renaming (BIMcollab Cloud to BIMcollab Nexus)
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where custom properties were not correctly synchronized across applications
Fixed a bug where the Autodesk Docs integration could not be set up
Fixed a bug where the modification date of Lists is not updated correctly
BIMcollab Zoom | 29-11-2023
build number 7.2 Windows and 6.10 MacOS
New features and improvements
New visual identity
IDS conflicts now saves the reported and ignored status of conflicts (windows only)
IDS conflict checks are now case-insensitive (windows only)
Restrictions for free versions are extended:
Import/export of Smart views has been removed
Read only rights for shared Smart views
Read only rights for project folders
Bug fixes
Resolved a problem when using Project folders with special characters
Resolved a crash on property selection
BCF Managers | 29-11-2023
Revit, Tekla, Navisworks, AutoCad, Standalone
build number 6.5.5
New features
Rebranding the BCF managers new product icon and logo.
Improvements & bugfixes
Repaired the AutoCAD BCF Manager uninstaller so it now deletes the language registry entry.
Fixed a bug where changes done in IDS on Nexus were not getting synced in the IDS palette.
Corrected an issue where the Revit 2021 BCF Manager installer was overriding the Revit 2020 version.
Fixed the item order in the Add, Edit and Filter issues drop-downs to match Nexus.
BCF Managers | 07-11-2023
Revit
build number 6.4.4
Bug fix
Fixed a bug that caused Revit to crash after certain interactions e.g. editing of families
BIMcollab Zoom | 26-10-2023
build number 7.1.300 (Windows only)
Improvements
You can now check 'Part-of' specification from IDS
Run on My view for IDS check
Part Of information available in the property panel
Bug fix
Resolved a crash that could occur when importing Smart Views and Lists from the File menu
build number 6.9.24 (MacOS)
Bug fix
Fixed a problem with displaying of subfolders in the shared project folder
BIMcollab Cloud | 05-10-2023
New features
Set up Specifications based on the IDS standard and share them with the whole team
Import IDS files to create Specifications
Export IDS files to share Specifications with external parties
BIMcollab Zoom | 28-09-2023
build number 7.0.12 (Windows only)
New feature
Use IDS conflict detection to check your model against information specifications
Connect to your Cloud project and retrieve BIM specifications (IDS)
Detect missing or incorrect properties with a single click
Report IDS results to issues as you are used to with clash detection
BCF Managers | 28-09-2023
Revit
build number 6.4.3
New features
IDS palette to display IDS specifications in the context of the Revit model, in a human readable format
Improvements & bugfixes
Fixed a Zoom-to issue about Quick-zoom not unhiding elements previously hidden by Full zoom
BCF Managers | 30-08-2023
Navisworks, Tekla, AutoCad, Archicad, Stand alone
build number 6.3.8
Improvements & bugfixes
Fixed an issue about the assignee not updating on update issue (Navisworks)
Corrected a view projection error (Tekla 2023)
Fixed a connection issue (Archicad, Windows)
BIMcollab Cloud | 17-08-2023
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue where the issue panel would not always load in the Trimble Connect model viewer
Fixed an issue where a company could not be deleted
BCF Managers | 16-08-2023
Revit
build number 6.3.7
New features & Improvements
Support for Revit Shared Coordinates
Bug fixes
Corrected an error on the version selection page of the Revit bundle installer
Fixed a SelectionUpdate event crash on Revit 2023 and 2024
BIMcollab Zoom | 13-07-2023
build number 6.8.26
New features
Nested objects are now added in the model tree
Bug fixes & improvements
Updated the prerequisites included in the installer
Fixed an issue with converting sq ft to m2
Fixed an issue where Smart Views were empty
Fixed an issue where the timestamp property was unavailable in Lists
Fixed an issue where some property values of IfcProject were wrong
Fixed an issue where the component property panel was displayed only after selecting it twice
BCF Managers | 26-05-2023
Revit, Navisworks, Tekla, and AutoCAD
build number 6.2.19
New features
New BCF manager for Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD 2024
New BCF Manager for Tekla 2023
Improvements & bug fixes
Fixed an issue with Revit Survey Point coordination (Revit 2023)
Fixed an error with list sorting according to deadline (Autodesk 2024, Tekla 2023)
Fixed an issue caused by mouse scrolling in issue comments (Autodesk 2024, Tekla 2023)
Fixed an error concerning uninstallation (AutoCAD 2024)
BIMcollab Zoom | 24-05-2023
build number 6.7.16
New features & improvements
'Run'
will now only execute the selected clash rules or lists, instead of all
Improved geometry rendering
Bug fixes
Fixed crash caused by mouse scrolling in issue comments
Fixed a crash for some IFC file from Tekla
BIMcollab Cloud | 13-05-2023
New feature
ZOOM shared resources (Smart views, Clash rules, Lists, Smart Properties) are now visible in Cloud
Improvements
Reload the issue list separately on the Model tab
Added support for switching from Named to Floating licenses
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where zoom-to in Model tab did not show the correct viewpoint after changing the default viewpoint
Fixed a bug where it was not possible to disable the “Enforce use of templates” when last template was deleted
BCF Managers | 04-05-2023
Archicad only
build number 6.1.17
New features
Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issue
Apple Silicon compatible BCF Manager for Archicad 26 (MacOS only)
Improvements & bugfixes
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to activate the BIMcollab ID because of a DLL mismatch
Fixed an issue where viewpoints created in BCF manager Archicad were misplaced in other applications
Fixed an issue where going offline did not clear the content from the middle panel
Fixed an error concerning the Milestone not being disabled for offline issues
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to add a snapshot to a new comment at first
Fixed an issue where icons were missing from the BCF manager panel (MacOS only)
BIMcollab Zoom | 25-04-2023
build number 6.6.342
New features & improvements
Option to run Smart Views, Clashes or Lists on components in My view only
Bugfixes
Fixed some minor issues on activating measurement tool
Fixed a crash on file open for specific cases
BCF Managers | 06-04-2023
Revit only
build number 6.2.18
Hotfix
Fixed a viewpoint cut plane coordination error between the Revit BCF Manager and other software
BIMcollab Zoom | 03-04-2023
build number 6.5.267
New features & improvements
Clashes can now be grouped on any property
Revised the clash report naming for more flexibility
Small change to Classification property naming (backwards compatible)
Approval field added to issue filter options
Relational operators for priority and deadline added to issues filter options
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue where application was crashing when sharing lists
Fixed a crash when closing BIMcollab Zoom and a component is selected (MacOS only)
Solved a bug where IFC Classifications were not shown in Summary (hotfix)
BIMcollab Cloud | 30-03-2023
New features & improvements
Support for assigning ZOOM Named licenses (from April 1st)
Several interface improvements to make the difference in issue status clearer in the issue list
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where changes to Lists and shared results in BIMcollab Zoom were not shared (hotfix release 24-03-2023)
Fixed a bug where visible components were hidden when zooming to an issue in the Trimble Connect integration
Problem resolved where some special characters were not handled correctly in the issue search window
BCF Managers | 09-03-2023
Revit, Navisworks, Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, and Stand alone
build number 6.2.16
New features
Approval field added to issue filter options
Relational operators for priority and deadline added to issues filter options
Option to choose the Project Base Point as coordinate base for Viewpoint creation (Revit only)
MSI installer for AutoCAD
Improvements & bugfixes
The save filter subdialog is now translated in the localized versions
Fixed an issue where the BCF manager could freeze if many closed issues are filtered out from the issue list view
Fixed an issue where the sync-indicator did not change status in the issue panel on adding an issue to favourites
Fixed an issue where the deadline filled in by a milestone did not appear in issue list view
Fixed a Zoom-to coordination error related to BCF files exported from Prospect VR (Revit only)
Fixed an issue where the header of the issue panel was too tall in dimension for certain scalings (Navisworks only)
BIMcollab Zoom | 25-01-2023
build number 6.4.0.9
New Features
Users can now share Smart Properties within their BIMcollab project
It is now possible to override the default naming when reporting Smart Issues
Support for IFC4 Classifications
Improvements & bugfixes
Fixed an issue where 'Long name' could not be used in Lists
Fixed an issue where the 'Create new list' dialog could not be closed
Fixed an issue where switching user was unavailable after a user was deleted from a project
Fixed an issue with exporting Lists to excel
Fixed a crash when a List was dragged and dropped
Fixed an issue when browsing Material properties (MacOS only)
BIMcollab Cloud | 18-01-2023
Updated Trimble Connect viewer to most recent Trimble API
BCF Managers | 15-12-2022
ArchiCAD for Windows
build number 6.0.13
Hotfix
Solved a bug where certain localized ArchiCAD versions freeze and crash after the user clicks on 'Connect' in the Connect-dialogue
BIMcollab Cloud | 14-12-2022
Updated user interface: White theme
BIMcollab Zoom | 13-12-2022
build number 6.3.9
New Features (Windows only)
Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issues
Auto-sync: an option to always keep selected and edited issues up to date with BIMcollab Cloud
Set viewpoint as default: an option to set any comment viewpoint as default issue viewpoint
Improvements
Scaling support for monitors with different DPI's improved
The selected property tab is now kept when switching selection between components
(De)select all components in 3D is now much faster
A direct link to BIMcollab academy is available through Help > BIMcollab academy
Bugfixes
Solved a bug where icons are missing for files from shared folders (Mac only)
Solved several interface issue for german localisation (Mac only)
Solved a crash when right clicking element properties in clash details (Mac only)
'Help' links are redirecting language specific
BCF Managers | 8-12-2022
Navisworks, Revit, Tekla Structures, AutoCAD and Stand alone
build number 6.1.11
New Features
Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issues
Auto-sync: an option to always keep selected and edited issues up to date with BIMcollab Cloud
Set viewpoint as default: an option to set any comment viewpoint as default issue viewpoint
Bugfix
Solved a bug where the 'Server busy' prompt blocked the user from activating the Navisworks BCF manager and using the MRU
BCF Managers | 31-10-2022
build number 6.0.12
Hotfix
Solved a bug that made the BCF manager crash when using the search function for issues (Windows only)
Removed the Server busy prompt which blocks the user from logging in to the BCF Manager in Navisworks
BIMcollab Zoom | 28-10-2022
build number 6.2.13
Hotfix
Solved a bug that made BIMcollab Zoom crash when using the search function for issues (Windows only)
BIMcollab Cloud | 15-10-2022
New features
New option to follow issues and be notified when changes are made
Create, use or enforce the use of project templates
New field to set and display a Project ID
New option to add multiple values at once to define custom fields
User dropdown lists are grouped by company
Create subteams by prohibiting team members from assigning issues outside of their company
Improvements
Improved error handling in Trimble Integration
Improved German translations
Bug fixes
Duplicate names for saved filters prevented
Resolved bug while importing BCF files with unassigned issues
Resolved problem with deleting issues in spaces where SSO is enabled
Several other bugs solved
BIMcollab Zoom | 11-10-2022
build number 6.2.11
Features
Smart Properties are now available on BIMcollab Zoom Mac
Other improvements and bug fixes
Vertex count property is now more accurately calculated
Solved a bug where the color picker would not show up when editing Smart view colors
Solved a bug where units and decimals were not presented correctly
Solved a bug where an expert property was not added after enabling it in the options
Solved a bug where the introduction tour would not load on Mac
Solved a bug where a file would not load when non-numerical values are given for numerical properties in stairs
Solved a bug where not all issues would be visible in specific scenarios
BCF Managers | 07-10-2022
build number 6.0.11 (6.0.12 for Archicad Mac)
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where not all issues would be visible in specific scenarios
Fixed the BCF Manager Info button in Navisworks
Fixed the behaviour of Labels when set as Mandatory fields
Fixed a language mismatch bug in the Revit and Navisworks BCF Managers
BIMcollab Zoom | 06-09-2022
build number 6.1.30
Hotfix
Solved an issue that would show all Property Sets in the property panel, regardless of selection
Solved an issue where some properties in Summary were shown twice
BIMcollab Zoom | 29-08-2022
build number 6.1.22
Improvements
Smart properties performance for Summary and Material properties 5 times faster
Improved Remember me functionality
Renewed issue panel (see BCF Manager, Windows only)
Bug fixes
Solved a crash when the material layer names are empty
Solved a crash when adding two files with the same name to a shared project
Solved a bug where Classifications would not be sorted alphabetically in the property dropdown
Solved a bug where user would not be able to login to a space if the address contains "/" at the end
Solved a bug that would not show IfcProject property values in Lists
Solved a bug that would not save the applied movement & rotation to Point cloud files on shared projects
Solved a bug that would prevent Tooltips and Stamp tool to show the Material Name value
Solved a bug that would not allow to use Show/Hide/Filter similar on the Element's tab for a selected clash
Solved a bug that would select elements hidden by a section box when using drag selection
BCF Manager | 29-08-2022
Build number 6.0.10
Redesigned user interface
All BCF Managers and Issue panel in BIMcollab ZOOM Windows
Customize the columns shown in the Issue list
Smart Zoom-to: Zoom to viewpoints is always fast and optimized (Revit only)
Quickly add comments with or without viewpoints to issues
Use Quick-edit to update issues much faster
Comments are now displayed in a chat-like format *
Added user avatars to comments *
Issue details tab shows a detailed overview of selected issues
* Not included in BCF Manager Archicad
Other improvements
Improved Remember me functionality
Bug fixes
Solved a bug that would display pending members in the notify and assign to lists
Solved a bug that would prevent the BCF manager from starting unless the right .NET Framework was installed (Archicad only)
BIMcollab Installer | 29-08-2022
build number 1.0.13
A new application that allows users to install and manage all BIMcollab products through a single access point.
BIMcollab Cloud | 16-07-2022
All users
Saved filters (Connected+ only)
Upload profile-photo, visible in issue-history
Simplified Two-factor Authentication setup
Improved menu structure
See the status of hyperlinked issues
Added company column to activity list
Editors
Add new viewpoints to an issue from model viewer (Connected+ only)
Project leaders
Create new issues based on previous ones (cloning)
Simplified new project creation workflow
Easier access to project settings
Issue report as flat CSV file
Administrators
Ability to delete companies and avoid duplicates
Added additional columns to user list
Export user list as a CSV file
Automatic notifications for users added to/removed from a ZOOM license pool
Developers
Added more user related information to Admin API endpoints
Platform
Improved security and performance by updating critical .NET libraries
BIMcollab ZOOM | 09-06-2022
build number 6.0.4
New feature: Smart Properties (Windows only)
Create your own dictionary with Set value to standardize data
Create your own classifications based on available object data
Map property values to a single new property set
Use Smart Properties to make Smart views, Clash rules, and Lists operate from a shared filter setup
Create and edit Smart Properties in the Smart Property editor
Import / Export Smart Property sets
Other improvements
Users are less frequently notified when all ZOOM licenses are in use
BIMcollab Cloud | 07-05-2022
Increased security
Increased security by enforcing complex passwords with a minimum of 10 characters
Two-Factor Authentication available for all users
Enforce usage of Two-Factor authentication in Connected plans and up
Enforce a reset password policy in Connected plans and up
Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM
Ability to download User Access logs in Enterprise plans
Single sign-on
Single sign-on capability added via Azure Active Directory in Enterprise plans
Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM
Model Viewer Integrations
Each user can select visible models in model viewer according to their need
Project leader can filter out unwanted file types
On average a 50% performance increase when loading one or more large models in the Autodesk Docs integration. The increase for small models is around 15%
General
Multi-value filters added to the issue and activities filters
Select which columns are visible in the issue list
Search for literal strings by using quotes
Fixed issue with active user count after deactivating a user
Fixed issue when downloading reports with non-Latin characters in the name
BIMcollab ZOOM | 05-05-2022
build number 5.3.29
New features
Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID
Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud
Drag selection: Hold CTR/CMD to start selection window
Improvements
Set opaque (Smart views) now works on any component
The property of Systems is now available for Coverings
Bug fixes
Solved a bug where issue snapshots could not be edited on Win 11
Solved a crash when opening/adding files in Windows 11
Solved a crash when synchronizing a very large amount of clash results
Solved an issue with opening geometry in obscure models
Solved a crash when selecting results from a disabled clash rule
Solved an issue with viewpoints from Desite BIM showing up-side-down
Solved a bug where values of IfcPropertyListValue and IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue were not shown
BCF Managers | 05-05-2022
build number 5.6.79
New features
Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID
Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud
Navisworks specific
Redesigned Import to BIMcollab panel
Extended limits for description and custom fields
Solved a bug where the element IDs of clashed elements were not added to comments after importing
Solved an issue where pending team members were processed incorrectly on the Notify list
Solved a bug about the Lookup in BIMcollab button on the Import dialog
BIMcollab Cloud | 09-04-2022
Improvements
Improved model viewer performance in all integrations
Resolved viewpoint issues in Trimble Connect model viewer
Resolved issue loading textures in Autodesk Docs model viewer
BIMcollab Cloud | 26-02-2022
New features
Time-to-close issue data available via Power BI in Connected and Enterprise plans
Administration statistics available via Power BI in Enterprise plans
Improvements
Performance improvements in BIMcollab Cloud
Improved uploading performance of Smart Issues from BIMcollab ZOOM
Bug fixes
Resolved issue where images are cropped in PDF reports
Resolved issues with overlapping text in PDF reports
Various other bug fixes
BIMcollab Cloud | 05-02-2022
New features
Ability to delete issues by project leaders and/or administrators
Simplified account creation and login through BIMcollab ID
Improvements
Admins can now see when users were added to the space in user list
All introduction tours are localized
Various user interface improvements on the dashboards
Bug fixes
Resolved various issues with importing and exporting large reports
Resolved issue accessing ZOOM license pool management
BCF Managers | 14-12-2021
build number 5.5.83.0build number Autocad BCF Manager 5.5.85.0
Improvements
Minor interface improvements
Bug fixes
Solved a crash when multiple devices would synchronize changes on the same issue
BIMcollab Cloud | 11-12-2021
New features
Improved onboarding on private spaces via a tooltip tour
Ability to change the visibility of issues using multi-edit
Easy navigation through issues using arrow keys
Ability to choose the default viewpoint of an issue
Improvements
Improvements to integration dialog performance
Additional metrics added to better manage Zoom license pools
Additional security enhancements to protect against brute force attacks
Groups tab again available in all plans
Ability to block sending invitation emails to new users on on-premisses spaces (administrators set passwords)
BIMcollab became fully PCI-DSS compliant (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
Bug fixes
Issue resolved when creating new integrations with Dropbox
Problem resolved with missing headers on the Lists and Statistics pages
Issue resolved with generating excel reports
BCF Managers | 19-10-2021
build number 5.5.17.0
build number Archicad BCF Manager 5.5.21.0
Features
Dutch & Portuguese languages support
Community translation support
Issues can now set without assigned team member
Improvements
Improved add/edit issue dialog
Improved performance when zooming to issues on big projects (only Revit)
Improved interaction while trying to edit someone else’s comment
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue with custom fields' character limit
Solved a bug where some BCF manager files would not be correctly removed after uninstallation (Revit only).
Solved a bug when using the wire tool in Magicad (Revit only)
BIMcollab Zoom | 15-10-2021
build number 5.2.20.18
Hotfix
Solved interface problem for add comment window
BIMcollab Zoom | 07-10-2021
build number 5.2.20.8
New features
Nightshift: script based automation: update and share lists, update Smart Issues
Support for 3D SpaceMouse
Undo/redo action in the 3D window
Introduction tour for new users
Dutch & Portuguese languages support
Community translation support
Issues can now be set without assigned team member
Improvements
Improved add/edit issue dialog
Upgraded security framework
Improved interaction while trying to edit someone else’s comment
Improved geometry engine
Bug fixes
Fixed an accuracy issue on dimensioning tool
Solved a bug where not all rows were exported in lists
Solved a coordination problem for scattered models in project folders
Solved a bug where move and rotate was reset upon reconnect
Solved a bug where update issues could empty the viewpoint
Solved an issue where Zoom would be outside the screen after disconnecting a 2nd monitor
BIMcollab Cloud | 03-10-2021
New features
Provide admins with Zoom license denial statistics
Support for unassigned issues
New supported languages: Dutch, Portuguese / Community language : Estonian, Vietnamese
Introduction tour private spaces
Other improvements
Dropbox security
BIM 360 Docs integration has been renamed to Autodesk docs integration
Improved GUI for creating and editing issues; more space for custom fields
BIMcollab Zoom | 27-07-2021
Improvements
Smart view auto color and lists now consistently show parent and child components in decomposed objects
Unknown clashes (purple) are no longer considered a change when updating issues
The property panel now always shows the last selected object while multi-selecting
Selection in navigation tree and 3D window are now more connected
Double click in 3D window will now zoom to selection
100% transparent objects are now made slightly visible
Improved editing of labels while multi editing issues
Improved performance when switching to issue panel (Mac only)
Bug fixes
Several geometrical issues resolved
Materials and properties related to type-level are now correctly shown
Solved a conversion issue with angle properties
BCF Managers | 27-07-2021
All
Japanese language support
Improved feedback on selected labels while multi-editing issues
Added ‘Edit issue’ to right click menu menu
Fixed some issue related to installation issues
Revit specific
Fixed an issue when two models shared a Project UniqueID
Archicad specific
Solved an issue where non-reserved components were not considered selected
Fixed an issue where users could not scroll in the comment section
Fixed an issue where default issue type was not reflected
Fixed an issue when created issues in 2D on negative floor levels
Navisworks specific
Improved performance for creating issues with components in viewpoint set to 'None'
Fixed an issue with clash import having empty dropdowns
Solved an issue related to user mapping when importing clash groups
Solved an issue where issue were re-opened with clash import after manually closing them
Users are now warned when importing saved viewpoint with too many components
BIMcollab Zoom | 08-06-2021
New feature: Smart Issues
Clashes grouped and collectable in shared Smart Issues
Status indicators for linked clashes: Reported, Ignored, New
See live clash status when zooming to a Smart Issue
Auto-update Smart Issues with latest clash status
Improved clash detection
Separate results for clashes and duplicates
Clash boxes are selectable and have a color coded status
Clash group naming improved
Other improvements
Redesign 'Discard & reload' to a single function
Improved multi-editing of labels
Several interface improvements
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug with 'And...' statements in clash rules
Fixed a bug where duplicate text would not work
Fixed bugs with updating/reloading point cloud files
BIMcollab Cloud | 05-06-2021
New features
Smart Issues show linked clashes and status in issue details
Default viewpoint of issue shows latest clash status
Project leaders can now hide Approval, Visibility and Custom fields in projects where they are not used. They are hidden in issue details and reports; also in Zoom and BCF Managers
Other improvements
Users are now forced to change password on login if it does not meet requirements set by Administrator
Zoom edit rights visible in Team member list
Updated BCF-API+ to support all new features
Security Level raised further (security headers to match level B of CSP Security Rating)
Custom fields added to excel reports
Several small GUI refinements
Bugfixes
Reset filter now also resets Custom field filtering
Viewpoint loss during import of BCF files solved
Several small bugs with mandatory/custom fields usage and settings solved
Clicking on 'Click here to navigate to issue' from Notification email opened image instead of issue: solved
BCF-API made more robust to client-input, related to duplicating issues by Solibri
Several small bugs solved
BCF Manager for Autodesk 2022 products | 19-04-2021
build number 5.4.11.373
Revit 2022
Navisworks 2022
Autocad 2022
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue with 2D issues in Autocad
Navisworks installer no longer remove BCF Manager from older products
BIMcollab Cloud | 10-04-2021
New functionality
User accounts in a space again fully manageable by administrators
Ability to force use of more complex password
Ability to force users to reset password after a definable period
Brute force attack protection by temporally blocking login after five failed attempts
Other improvements
Encoded links to snapshots
Several (Japanese) localization inconsistencies
Several GUI inconsistencies
BCF Manager for Tekla | 07-04-2021
build number 5.4.11.358
Tekla 2021
BIMcollab Zoom | 17-03-2021
build number 4.2.17.30
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug where clash filters were cleared after editing a rule
Fixed an issue with reloading scans in e57 point clouds
Fixed an issue with decimals settings in clash rule editor on Mac
BCF Manager for Archicad | 15-03-2021
build number 5.4.11.326
New functionality
Added filters for custom fields
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where quick zoom would not work
Fixed a bug when connecting to the example project on join.bimcollab.com
Fixed a bug where silent installation wouldn't work
BIMcollab Cloud | 27-02-2021
New functionality
Ability to change the aggregation type in Lists
Can show user's projects on Users statistics page
Max 5 users on join.bimcollab.com (viewers included)
Other improvements
No mandatory fields anymore at BIMcollab account confirmation
Improved sorting in Lists, Projects-, Companies- and Statistics pages
Added missing Japanese translations
Passwords created by Administrator in on-premise spaces are now saved
Several bug fixes and styling improvements
BIMcollab Zoom | 23-02-2021
build number 4.2.17.26
Bugfixes
Fixed a crash on editing lists created in older versions
Fixed a crash on renaming clash rule sets
Fixed a bug on clash detection tolerance setting (Mac only)
BIMcollab Zoom | 18-02-2021
build number 4.2.17.25
New features
Projects with many files now load twice as fast, again!
Native support for Apple Silicon ARM chips, gaining 30% performance
Improvements
The component filter for lists is now more accessible
Improved handling of duplicate file names in Project Folder setups
Synchronize no longer deletes section planes
Merged lists can now be split on unique numerical values
Bug fixes
Fixed a crash when dragging a item to the bottom of a set
Fixed a crash when unloading and loading .PTS or .XYZ files
Fixed some bugs on opening BCF files with annotations
Fixed a bug where IfcAnnotations would not show in Zoom
Fixed a bug where some clash box volumes appeared 1000 times bigger
Fixed a bug where unloading files could corrupt the available properties in smart views
Fixed a bug for opening web links through open command in properties
Fixed a bug for special character support for opening files through open command in properties
Fixed an issue where Zoom did not start anymore for some machines
Other changes
Disabled PDF export for lists for stability reasons
BIMcollab Zoom | 28-01-2021
build number 4.1.17.12
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue where Zoom would close right after startup on some computers
BIMcollab Zoom | 17-12-2020
build number 4.1.16.29
New features
Added support for units in Lists
Japanese language is now available
Bug fixes
Several small bug fixes in Lists
Fixed a bug where components in viewpoint Selected will only apply to selected elements
Fixed a bug where angle units would not be saved after closing Zoom
Fixed a bug that would not allow to remove all labels from an issue
Fixed a bug where Zoom license would not be released immediately after closing Zoom in Windows
BCF Manager for Revit | 10-12-2020
build number 5.4.11.238
New functionality
Added filters for custom fields
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug with working on extended screens
Fixed a bug where the issue snapshot wouldn't be saved when the Plan view name is longer than 50 characters
Several improvements and small bug fixes
BCF Manager for Tekla | 02-12-2020
build number Tekla 2018 - 2020: 5.4.11.232
New functionality
Added filters for custom fields
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where quick zoom would show all components
Fixed a bug where quick zoom could not be activated
Fixed a bug where actions would require a second click
Fixed a bug with creation of an issue right after starting
Fixed a bug with working on extended screens
BIMcollab Zoom | 24-11-2020
Hotfix and bugfixes
Fixed a crash when moving point cloud files
Fixed a crash when synchronising point cloud files in project folders
Removed some empty files that were created when opening files with double click
BIMcollab Zoom | 12-11-2020
Hotfix and bugfixes
Fixed a crash when synchronising in new projects without edit rights
Fixed a bug where Lists were always copied instead of moved on Mac
Exported BCP files now have project name as default name
Fixed a bug where shared lists were not sorted alphabetically
Several small improvements and fixes on project folders
BIMcollab Zoom | 29-10-2020
New feature: Lists
Create lists (property tables or pivot grids) with BIM data from IFC files
Share List definitions with your project team in BIMcollab
Share List data to view in BIMcollab Cloud or Zoom Free
Export list data as XLS, CSV or PDF
Project structure
Select folders that are used in your BIMcollab project
Automatically add all BIM files from selected folders
Performance
Load large projects twice as fast
Improved navigation performance in point cloud files
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue with proxy settings
Fixed a bug where auto color on GUID would show model in red
Fixed a bug where preview set in clash detection did not work
Fixed a bug that caused start up problems for some computers
BIMcollab Cloud | 24-10-2020
New functionality
View shared List data from BIMcollab Zoom
Updated Power BI Connector
Access to shared list data via Power BI Connector
General
Simplified method to grant Zoom data sharing permissions to team members
Improved model coordination in BIM 360
Optimized API for Solibri 9.12 support
BCF Manager for Navisworks | 01-10-2020
New functionality
Added support for IFC conversions 'Revit IFC' (NWS 2019-2020) and 'Modern' (NWS 2021)
Added filters for custom fields
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue where incorrect clash groups were imported
Fixed several issues for connection through proxy servers
Fixed a bug where 'Assigned to' and 'import' buttons would be disabled
Fixed an issue where viewpoints were not saved in join and starter projects
Fixed a bug where not all section planes were saved
Fixed an issue with updating 3D when components in viewpoints is set to 'None = show all'
Fixed a bug when duplicated clash test names were used
BIMcollab Zoom | 21-07-2020
build number 3.4.13.559 (hotfix)
Bugfixes
Resolved a bug where new Dropbox business accounts wouldn't be able to retrieve models from integrated folders
Resolved a bug in the clash rule editor where the preview button (source and target) would not show the correct predefined elements
Zoom Pro license
New My license information dialogue for Zoom Pro trial licenses
Other improvements
Zoom start up time is now 40% faster
BIMcollab Ecosystem | 13-06-2020 / 25-06-2020
Dropbox & Trimble Connect integrations
In Connected plans: Dropbox and Trimble Connect added in integration dialog
Zoom automatically finds files on Dropbox when connecting to BIMcollab Cloud project
Models from Trimble Connect directly visible in BIMcollab Cloud to create, edit and lookup issues
New functionality
Allow users to authenticate themselves via Active Directory (OnPremisses BIMcollab Cloud servers only)
Provide your own custom filenames for PDF and BCF reports
Create issue and activities reports based on search results
Updated Power BI Connector
Provides issue URLs allowing users to navigate directly to a BIMcollab Cloud from your Power BI dashboard
Provides group information of issue creators and owner
General
Several authentication improvements
Resolved a bug where some objects would show without colors
Resolved a bug where Systems property would not show for IfcBuildingElementProxy
Other smaller bug fixes
BIMcollab Zoom | 07-05-2020
Better performance
Loading large models up to 9 times faster
Up to 80% less RAM usage for models with many repetitions
Smaller viewpoints when using section planes: ZOOM only saves actual visible components
Clash detection improvements
Clash detection engine is now much more accurate without losing performance:
More edge cases recognized (like objects in objects)
Less false positives
Accurate clash bounding box
Clashes can be grouped per story level
Improved viewpoints for clashes (zoom-to-fit the clash instead of components)
Wireframe for transparant objects improves clash visualization
Bug fixed in clash rule edit rights
Issue management
You can now save override colors even when components in viewpoint is set to ‘None = Show all’
Issues can now be filtered on custom fields
Custom- and mandatory fields can be used while batch generating issues
General Improvements
User can choose to see wireframes for transparent objects
Support for LongName property for ifcSpatialStructures
Solved connection problems for retrieving Zoom Pro licenses
Fixed a positioning bug when importing Tekla BIMsight packages
Improved several UI scaling issues
BIMcollab Cloud | 25-04-2020
Improvements
Support for object coloring in viewpoints in BIM 360 Docs
Paste image to create issue snapshot
Improved security by not allowing others to edit your comments (also in BCF Managers)
New column in issue list with a-provers
Custom fields supported at CSV import
Bugfixes
Sometimes slow space-entry after login is solved
Sorting issue list by issue modification-dates now correct
Long space names correctly displayed
Several other improvements and bugs fixed
BCF Managers | 23-04-2020
New BCF managers
Revit 2021,
Navisworks 2021,
AutoCAD 2021
Tekla Structures 2020
Bugfixes
Fixed problems where one could not activate a license
Bug fixes for using 2D viewpoints, importing BCF files, working with detached models in Revit 2018 and grouped clash import in Navisworks
BIMcollab Ecosystem | 20-02-2020
BIMcollab Zoom | build 3.2.13.297
Import Tekla BIMsight files via File > Import
Shared Smart view - and Clash rule sets alphabetically sorted
Improved interface for displaying material properties
BIMcollab Zoom and BCF Managers
Custom and mandatory fields in Connected plans are supported
BCF API support opens the possibility in the near future to connect to other CDE’s as BIMcollab.
Performance of the connection is further improved: issues are 2 times faster visible on your screen after connecting to a cloud project. Publishing issues is 15% faster.
Viewers and reviewers can now see all issue details
Bug fixes
Fixed the activation of Pro licenses through proxy servers
Fixed a crash when editing a smart view after unloading models
Fixed a bug where Summary.Name would change into Material.Name after editing the smart view
Fixed a bug where ‘Save changes’ was not triggered for offline issues when closing Zoom
Fixed a bug where sorting of building stories would be inconsistent in rare situations
BIMcollab Zoom | 18-12-2019
Build 3.1.13.217
New functionality
Clash detection now distinguishes clashes from duplicates
Tolerance for clashes now includes an option to filter out clashes based on the shortest side of the clash box
‘And…' operators are now also available for clash detection
In-app updater: download and install the latest version of Zoom from within the software
Implemented feedback forms for specific user groups
Improvements
Improved handling of material properties in the material tab
Improved support for working with BCP files with relative paths to IFC files
Several settings for floor plans are now saved
Update IFC geometry kernel for faster IFC loading
Improved the rotation of clash boxes to fit around clashes
Click defines center of orbit is now default for all new users
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug where counting of auto color items went wrong for partial strings
Fixed a bug where text values were formatted as numbers
Fixed a crash on Mac when smart views were dragged from shared to local
Clash results should now always reset after changing the model structure
Several minor bug fixes
BIMcollab Cloud | 08-12-2019
BIM 360 Docs Modelviewer improvements
Navisworks files supported
Support for viewpoints with section planes
Icons in model selector for better navigation
Bug with zoom-to and several other small bugs fixed
Filter improvements
Filter for 'Company' added to issue filter
Reset filter now also resets 'custom fields'
Wrong filter description fixed
Sorting on favorites and custom fields fixed
Other improvements
BCF-API+ further improved and extended, several bugs fixed
New integrations-dialog to prepare for future integrations
Option to create a company while creating a user
New user can be added directly to a Zoom license pool
Option 'Only allow to assign issues to members of the team member's user groups' now also applies to project leaders
Custom and mandatory fields supported on import
Last login -column also based on BCF Manager and Zoom logins
Several known bugs fixed and other small improvements
BIMcollab Zoom | 12-09-2019
Build 3.0.12.226
New functionality
Stamp tool: You can now use the stamp tool to create annotations of element properties in a single click.
'And…’ statements: Users can now chain several property requirements in smart views with 'And...' statements
Clash detection improvements
Improved the accuracy of clash detection between face-to-face elements
Improved feedback and handling of moving section planes
Floorplans can now be enabled/disabled in your view modes of Clash Detection
You can now run an individual clash rule by double click or pressing enter
Other improvements
Unsynchronized changes to a shared smart view or clash rule will now be indicated with a (*).
Improved geometry creation in IFC kernel
Extended functionality to find relative path from .BCP file
Update model will no longer apply a restore view afterwards
Quantities are now supported in IfcComplexProperty
Added support for material properties (IfcMaterialProperties)
When multiple users synchronize changes that are in conflict, the user will be prompted to choose action
Bug fixes
Fixed the bug where Door Width was displayed as 0mm
Fixed a bug where element colors were not shown for some IFC4 files
Running a single clash rule will no longer reset the scroll list (Mac only)
Fixed a bug where a change in rule order was lost in clash detection editor
Fixed a bug where geometry of IfcBuilding was not drawn
Fixed a bug where the search field would not work with upper case letters
Fixed unit conversion bug for Riser Height in ifcStair
Fixed a bug that synchronize issues would also synchronize smart views and clash rules
Fixed the issue snapshot being resized when creating issues
Previously set viewpoint options are no longer applied to batch generate issues
BIMcollab Cloud | 08-09-2019
General improvements
Trial mode for BIM 360 Docs integration on join.bimcollab.com and Starter/Classic plans
Nicer 3D view and better model handling
Higher and lower than -operators when filtering on priority and deadline
Several bugfixes and improvements
Power BI connector
Basic issue data also available on Starter plan
More activity data available (Connected and up)
Custom fields added to Power BI data (Connected and up)
Download multiple projects at once (Connected and up)
New workflow settings (Connected and up)
Only employees of space owning company can close issues
Only allowed to assign issues to members of same user groups
Other Improvements (Connected and up):
Visibility filter with more options
New graphs for custom fields
Search through custom fields values
Custom fields are added to multi-edit
Copy custom and mandatory field definition from other project on project creation
BIMcollab Zoom | 09-07-2019
Smart view and clash rule sharing
Share your smart views easily through the BIMcollab project in the cloud
Define a unique set of smart views per project
Drag and drop from local to shared and vice versa
Define edit rights for smart views per team member in BIMcollab
Reinstated Smart View export functionality
Clash detection (Pro only)
Define clash filters and rules comparable to smart view definitions
Share clash rules with your project team easily through the BIMcollab project in the cloud
Group clashes based on user defined similarities
Identify clashes by nearest grid, nearest space and component properties
Visualize clashes with three different view modes
Batch generate issues with the issue generator
Quantity listing (Pro only)
Select operator and property per smart view
Review quantities stored in the IFC file
Copy the result table to paste in a spreadsheet or export to CSV
Share smart views with property listing through BIMcollab
Other Improvements
Significant faster loading of IFC files (+25% on average)
Smart view auto color applied to ‘Any element’ will no longer apply to subparts in decomposed elements
Properties are now always sorted alphabetically in all dropdown menu’s
Update of geometry kernel to resolve geometrical problems
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug when combining Auto color with wildcards would result in incorrect entity counting
Fixed a bug where IfcBuildingElementProxy could not be found through the search dialogue
Fixed a bug where IfcOpeningStandardCase (IFC4) did not act as opening
BIMcollab Cloud | 06-07-2019
Features
Introduction of different plans, different prices
New custom fields: two dropdown lists and two text fields
Filter on custom fields
Mandatory fields: define per issue-property which is obligatory
New graphs comparing multiple projects
BIM 360 integration
Connect your BIMcollab space to a BIM 360 account
Define which project is connected to which models
Define access to the 3D View per team member
Lookup, create and verify issues in the context of the 3D model
Reporting Improvements
printable PDF reports without grey background
larges snapshots on tile view PDF reports
combine graphs with issue-lists in PDF reports
Other Improvements
auto-grow of description and comments for large content
and many more small interface improvements and bugs fixed
BCF Managers | 29-05-2019
Navisworks | build 168
Viewpoints with section planes can be created and used again.
Clash import works correctly again when using Groups.
Clash import now uses the correct units in created comments.
Several GUI improvements (mainly in non English languages)
BCF Managers | 16-05-2019
Revit | build 155
Crash during the loading of some models is fixed
BIMcollab Zoom | build 149 | 03-05-2019
Bug fixes
Fixed several geometrical issues
Fixed navigation could be blocked in far away models
Fixed zoom to fit would sometimes zoom out too far
Fixed Time_stamp property being converted in time zones
Fixed several scaling issues on MacBooks with attached displays
Fixed the issue where some Mac users could not mount the installer
BCF Managers | 24-04-2019
For Navisworks
Performance
Redesigned and optimized workflow when synchronizing clashes to issues- up to 100x faster synchronizing issues from clashes
Immediate responsiveness of the import clashes dialogs in any project size
Automatic optimization of viewpoints for fast zoom-to’s and light-weight communicatio
Improvements
Use of viewpoints stored in clash detective, eliminating the ‘saved viewpoint workaround’
Whether to update or to create an issue automatically detected
For Revit
Performance
New algorithm makes zoom-to and check components 61% faster in complex models with many linked files
Creating snapshots and issues much faster on large models
Improvements
Fixed problem making issues when Revit runs in viewer mode
For Tekla
Performance
Zoom-to and check components 69% faster when working with many linked reference models
Creating issues when working with many linked reference files became more than 80% faster
Improvements
Tile view added in issue-panel
Fixed problem with making snapshots in non-administrator mode
Fixed problem where components were not isolated on zoom-to
Support for Base point when working with complex coordinated models
General
Fixed communication with Solibri Model Checker regarding lost visibility of selected components in viewpoints.
Removed selection of colored components in applications that do not support color-override from BCF.
Several improvements for creating viewpoints and zoom-to, improved locating of issues and refined GUI.improvements
BIMcollab Zoom | 11-04-2019
Performance
Up to 40% less memory usage, loading models twice as large
Five times more objects during smooth navigation
Supports latest MacOS OpenGL for better imaging and 5K graphics support
improved auto-fixing of IFC imports ensures all your models being loaded correctly
Bug fixes
Problems solved for intel HD graphical cards
Many more small improvements and bug-fixes
Improvements
Visualize project origin and zoom to this location
Automatic floor plans now includes floor plans from other models on equal elevations
Improved positioning of dimension text
Moving multiple section planes at once
Function to duplicate annotations
Open documents and external url’s from properties
Support for more properties of reinforcing elements
Use tab-key to browse through property sets
Power BI Connector | 04-04-2019
Improvements
More issue-attributes available like Title, Description, Labels and Approval.
Support for Microsoft On-Premise Gateway for automatic synchronization of data.
User can now only access projects and issues via Power BI Connector which he/she is authorized to
No ‘beta-version’ anymore in description
BIMcollab Zoom | 24-01-2019
Improvements
Added functionality to edit multiple issues at once
Quick search can now be used to only search in visible elements or My view
Select, isolate, show, or hide elements directly from the auto color legend
Added a quantity count for elements in auto-color legend
Subtypes of IfcStructuralItem are now supported and can be used to visualize Structural Analysis models
10% loading option added for point cloud
Create issues from anywhere in the application with right click
Show or hide all your MEP components at once with Alt + M
Support for structural analysis elements
Performance
Loading speed of models with complex objects improved
Added restore view as button to the toolbar
Bug fixes
Section planes will no longer be removed when a smart view is executed
Implemented support for multiple grid-systems in a single IFC file
Fixed a bug where dedicated video cards were not used by Zoom on some computers
BCF Managers | 24-01-2019
Improvements
Edit multiple issues at once *)
Add Navisworks meta data to issue descriptions and comments when importing in BIMcollab
Auto assign team members when importing issues from Navisworks into BIMcollab.
*) Except for BCF Managers for Archicad
Performance
Switching between issues in complex Revit models is significantly faster
Faster connection with BIMcollab projects
Several smal bugs fixed
Bug fix
Build 297 Navisworks: fixes checkbox for not reopening closed issues when updating from clash detective
